History Anime / FutureGPXCyberFormula

** Character designs from the games are very clearly used again in ''Anime/{{Mai-HiME}}'' and ''Anime/{{Mai-Otome}}''. This is because Hirokazu Hisayuki is the character designer for both the Mai series as well as the games and last 2 [=OVA=]s for ''Cyber Formula''.

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** Character designs from the games are very clearly used again in ''Anime/{{Mai-HiME}}'' ''Anime/MaiHime'' and ''Anime/{{Mai-Otome}}''.''Anime/MaiOtome''. This is because Hirokazu Hisayuki is the character designer for both the Mai series as well as the games and last 2 [=OVA=]s for ''Cyber Formula''.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Several of Hayato's rivals are shown to be this; Shinjyo, Randoll, Osamu, Kaga, even Osamu and Kaga. Hayato himself.himself becomes this to a lot of racers when they try to beat him.

** Asuka, before her genki-ness was toned down in the OVAS.** Johji, Gudelhian and Kaga are male versions of the trope, although Kaga loses it in ''ZERO''.* GetAholdOfYourselfMan:

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** Asuka, who is a girl with tons of enthusiasm and cheer before her genki-ness was toned down in the OVAS.** Johji, Gudelhian and Kaga are male versions of the trope, although Gudelhian even more so as he is seen to be more cheerful than most racers. Kaga loses it in ''ZERO''.* GetAholdOfYourselfMan:GetAHoldOfYourselfMan:

* AccidentalAthlete: While Hayato is already a motorbike racer, he netherless is chosen by Sugo Asurada to drive Asurada because of his racing talent, even though he has no experience in motorsports prior to that.

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* AccidentalAthlete: While Hayato is already a motorbike racer, he netherless nevertheless is chosen by Sugo Asurada to drive Asurada because of his racing talent, even though he has no experience in motorsports prior to that.

* BoisterousBruiser: Kaga and Gudelhian, but Kaga's trait is toned down in the last 2 [=OVAs=] when he gets more serious

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* BoisterousBruiser: Kaga and Gudelhian, but Kaga's trait is toned down in the last 2 [=OVAs=] when he gets more seriousserious.* ABoyAndHisX: In this case, a boy (and later, man) and his AI computer-equipped {{cool car}}.

* [[SpoilerOpening Spoiler Ending]]: The final shot in the ED of the TV series [[spoiler:shows a photo of the Sugo team with a winner's wreath and a diamond-shaped trophy,]] the same one [[spoiler: Hayato received after winning the 10th Cyber Formula GPX]].

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* [[SpoilerOpening Spoiler Ending]]: The final shot in the ED of the TV series [[spoiler:shows a photo of the Sugo team with a winner's wreath and a diamond-shaped trophy,]] trophy]], the same one [[spoiler: Hayato received after winning the 10th Cyber Formula GPX]].

* AccidentalAthlete: Subverted. While Hayato got into Cyber Formula racing completely by accident, he was skilled in motorcycle racing.

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* AccidentalAthlete: Subverted. While Hayato got into Cyber Formula is already a motorbike racer, he netherless is chosen by Sugo Asurada to drive Asurada because of his racing completely by accident, talent, even though he was skilled has no experience in motorcycle racing.motorsports prior to that.

** Some of the characters were actually modeled after real-life UsefulNotes/FormulaOne racers. The most notable is Knight Shoemach, who is modeled after Michael Schumacher. Also Leon Earnhardt, whose last name is taken after UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} Creator/DaleEarnhardt.

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** Some of the characters were actually modeled after real-life UsefulNotes/FormulaOne racers. The most notable is Knight Shoemach, who is modeled after Michael Schumacher. Also Leon Earnhardt, whose last name is taken after UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} Creator/DaleEarnhardt.driver Creator/DaleEarnhardt, Sr.

** Some of the characters were actually modeled after real-life UsefulNotes/FormulaOne racers. The most notable is Knight Shoemach, who is modeled after Michael Schumacher. Also Leon Earnhardt, whose last name is taken after the late Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

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** Some of the characters were actually modeled after real-life UsefulNotes/FormulaOne racers. The most notable is Knight Shoemach, who is modeled after Michael Schumacher. Also Leon Earnhardt, whose last name is taken after the late Dale Earnhardt, Sr.UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} Creator/DaleEarnhardt.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Kyoshiro Nagumo in ''Saga''. As the team president of Aoi ZIP Formula, he used unethical practices which includes [[spoiler:putting a bio-computer on Phill Fritz's car Al-Zard NP-1, which can make the driver's own judgment, using an illegal drug on Fritz to suppress those responses, having his [[{{Mooks}} thugs]] kidnap Hayato and drugging him so he wouldn't compete in the 11th race in Japan and trying to kill him in said race by taking over the Al-Zard's computer unit.]] These events resulted in [[spoiler:Phill turning against Nagumo, Nagumo receiving a one-year prison sentence for violations of drug laws and kidnapping and Aoi ZIP Formula having their Super License revoked for a year for cheating.]]

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Kyoshiro Nagumo in ''Saga''. As the team president of Aoi ZIP Formula, he used unethical practices which includes [[spoiler:putting putting a bio-computer on Phill Fritz's car Al-Zard NP-1, which can make the driver's own judgment, using an illegal drug on Fritz to suppress those responses, having his [[{{Mooks}} thugs]] kidnap Hayato and drugging him so he wouldn't compete in the 11th race in Japan and trying [[spoiler:trying to kill him in said race by taking over the Al-Zard's computer unit.]] These events resulted in [[spoiler:Phill turning against Nagumo, Nagumo him receiving a one-year prison sentence for violations of drug laws and kidnapping and Aoi ZIP Formula having their Super License revoked for a year for cheating.]]** Smith also uses unethical practices during his tenure as owner of Missing Link. [[spoiler:Predictably, his actions led to his death.]]

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